Schott NYC Men's LC 1380 Leather Long Sleeve Jacket

Love this jacket

I first saw a Schott leather jacket similar to this one about 3 decades ago. This matches my memory of it in quality exactly. The only difference now is, I own this one.

My son loves this jacket. Saw a young man from Vancouver 30 years ago wearing this same style jacket and apparently always wanted one BUT could not find one over here. Now constantly wearing it and enjoying it.

This is a medium/heavy weight cow hide jacket. The fit is moderately on the small size when the gillet is fitted.The quality of the leather and the construction is very good - it is the kind of jacket you can really throw around without undue concern.The leather is medium/heavy so can feel a little stiff at first and has a hint of a "meaty" smell - this would perhaps not be appropriate for a ladies jacket but as this is marketed as a robust "manly" jacket I quite like the oudor. (The leather does become more subtle with wear as you would expect and the smell fades).The jacket comes with a detachable sheepskin collar which feels premium (a number of similar Schott jackets such as the LC930 only come with a faux sheepskin collar!?) and a removable gillet for additional/optional warmth.The gillet is secured via zips and very secure press-studs. It makes the jacket feel a little tighter and is VERY warm when in position (personally I removed the gillet as the jacket is warm enough without it - even in winter in the North East of England ;-) ). The gillet is a little bit "rustlely" but a useful addition which similar Schott jackets do not feature.The price of this jacket seems to fluctuate almost daily on Amazon. The "going rate" is around £380 direct from Schott so anything around the £300 mark is a fair deal.This is a great jacket - I recommend it.